GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |